2. DEFINITION OF SMARTPHONE
• Smart Phones are defined to be enhanced mobile phones
that perform functionalities other than the typical phone.
• These enhanced features can be anything from email and
internet to a full keyboard.
• The definition of “smart “ keeps changing as more and more
new functions are introduced to mobile phones.
3. FIRST SMARTPHONE
• Smartphones have been around since 1993, though few people
had one at that time.
• IBM developed the first smartphone known as “Simon”
• The $900 simon was a combination phone, pager, calculator,
address book, calendar, fax machine, and wireless e-mail
device.
• It weighed 20-ounces.
4. Operating Systems (OS)
For Smartphones
• Symbian OS
• Windows Mobile
• Rim BlackBerry
• IPhone OS
• Linux (used in China by Motorola)
• Palm OS
5. SMART PHONE DESIGN
LCD/Touch Telephony Side External
Screen Devices
Memory SMART PHONE Keyboard
Power Mgmt Keypad Handset
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7. IPHONE
• In 2007, Apple introduced its first iPhone. It was initially
costly, priced at $499
• The iPhone 4S was announced on October 4, 2011 with a dual
core A5 processor, an 8 megapixel camera capable of
recording 1080p video at 30 frames per second and the Siri
automated voice assistant
8. ANDROID
• The Android operating system for smartphones was released in
2008.
• Android is an open-source platform backed by Google, along
with major hardware and software developers that form
the Open Handset Alliance
10. Advantage Disadvantage
• Keeps you organised • Many user rely on the
• Easier and faster Smartphone's for everything
communication • It makes people become
very lazy because the can
• Unlimited internet services use many facilities while
• Its portable meaning it can just sited like internet
be used anywhere you are banking
• You get information at • Most people have become
fingertips anti social because the can
are usually social
networking
11. Effects of Smartphones in the workplace
• The effects of smartphones and productivity in the workplace
has been a positive one in that employees have 24/7 access to
clients and colleagues.
• Meaning that in having this sort of access the productivity of
employees is good because they get the work done from being
on their smartphones.
12. Statistics of productivity in the workplace due
to smartphones
• 70% of employees with smartphones regularly check their
emails outside the normal business hours.
• 42% of employees log onto their business email accounts
while home on sick leave.
• 43% of employees connect to their emails on their
smartphones in order to get ahead and ease their workloads for
the following business day.
13. Effects of Smartphones in education
• Having a smartphone means that students can have permanent
access to textbooks.
• Students, teachers and parents can have access to the student
marks without having to go in at school
• Online sources which to access various information
• Online courses with a guarantee of 100% attendance rate.
• The are no limits
